I don't understand Mark Phillipoussis. He has the choice between a modern day Audrey hepburn, and a girl who belongs on a street corner in Kings Cross and he chooses the latter, Ms Hilton.
I support voting age being lowered, but even though I support Kerry, I totally disagree with your reasons for supporting Kerry. For one, he supports abortion rights. So do I. Even though I have expressed my discomfort with what abortion is. You are entitled to your religious conviction, but you live in a country with religious freedom, and that should be important to you. There is no definitive answer on when life begins. I believe that meat
Sorry Little Whip, didn't know you had quit. Well done. I don't read your blog very often I'm afraid, no offence, so I didn't know. Before you start saying that I therefore shouldn't comment, the reason I don't read lw is because I maintain what I said that I think that the fuss over Muggaz is silly given some of what little whip says. She has a right I suppose, but I choose not to read it because I find it offensive.
You perhaps could have been more sensitive to your mother, but sometimes the Church is so overwhelming in its views, such as in this case, that it is hard not to get angry. Nevertjheles, never forget that there are good Christians, like trinap and Teegstar.
"This should settle this issue once and for all. We had some people on our site trying to say that you should vote for Kerry to "support our troops". People who have ever served in the military very much supported Bush over Kerry and actually lost amongst those who have never served. I think that says a lot." I don't think it really solves it once and for all. Almost 50% of the military supports Kerry. Obviously the majority supports Bush, bu
I think this is undoubtedly part of the reason Kerry lost, but I think that it has to be acknowledged by everyone that there is more than one reason. People vote for different reasons.
Excellent article Muggaz, good to see you back. Give that man a New!
Often a sarcasm font would be useful to combat people who don't get it, but the problem is sarcasm and irony is musch funnier to people who DO get it if it isn't advertised that it's irony.
Sandy, it is annoying that every time a left leaning blogger starts to cop a bit from the other users, that they disappear. You are one of five bloggers I have put on my links list, only to see them quit within a fortnight. Joeuser is a right wing dominated community, and I'm sure you must have realised this when you came here. IMO, the Right has so much hold of Australia and the US because they have hold of talkback radio. Blogging is the ne
And the winner....Australia! They're calling it testing smart bombs on our soil I believe. (It's a joke Joyce).
And before the Yanks get up Phoenixboi for that comment about religion and politics, Australia does have a proud history of separation of church and state. I personally think such a separation is necessary in order to ensure religious freedom and cultural diversity.
We've been having our own little debate about gay marriage and abortion in Australia. A supposedly Christian Party, calling themselves Family First (the name seems about as appropriate as the name Liberal Party is for John Howard's Liberals Party) have weighed in, arguing for the tightening of abortion laws and definitely no gay marriage. In fact one of their former c
So now that the Coalition of the Killing's been reelected (let's face it, Blair's got nothing to worry about), it's time to take your bets on where the next warzone will be. North Korea is favourite at 2-1. Australia is at 30-1 because Bush is likely to think he's launching war on Austria. Japan is at 50-1 for old time's sake. <BR
Well, the Liberal Party often considers itself liberal too, so self-assessments aren't a great guide, but I don't disagree with your assessment of The NY Times, I just couldn't think of a right wing US paper, and it wasn't really the thing I was trying to point out so I thought it unimportant. I wouldn't describe The Age as left. It has left and right days, but mostly stays centre. And given recent comments by its new head honcho, it lo
An excellent blog. Selling out is the wrong way to go. If you win power by selling out on what you believe in, then what is the point in winning power? We don't fight elections to have power. We fight elections to make these ideas reality. There will be Democrat Presidents in the future. Congratulations Mr Bush, I hope that what you say you believe in happens and that the world does become a safer, happier, freer, more democratic place because of your
Thanks. We must remember that, as you say it's all about trying to make the world a happier place. As people who live in the comfortable middle class, probably not facing any of the problems we perceive Bush as exacerbating, we must enjoy our fortune. Not to do so would be a crime against those less fortunate than us, equal to the crimes we perceive Bush as contributing to. It is nice to see such an article featured. In weeks past it
Mr Bush, I still stand by this for your second reign. (yes I know he doesn't read this blog).
A shortage of right-wing political books was the subject of a big whingefest on the weekend from The Weekend Australian’s foreign editor Greg Sheridan. “On a two-party preferred basis, 53 per cent of the people have just endorsed the Howard Government for its fourth term. Surely they are entitled to, say, 15 or 20 per cent of the shelf space?” <BR
There are people who read the Koran and think that it tells them they should kill Americans. There are people who read the Bible and somehow believe that Jesus Christ would vote against gay marriages. Let he who is without sin cast the first vote.
I don't support these wars, but it must be remembered that Bush isn't entirely to blame. It is not he who shoots at the US Army. He just makes other people want to shoot at them. Who knows, maybe I'm wrong and Bush genuinely believes he is trying to make the world a safer place. If so I think he is naive, as I explained the other day. But perhaps I'm wrong again and his methods will work in the long, long, long (and deadly) run. I wish however
>Call me crazy Well if you insist.
I'm sure he will concede, but jeez, do you think you could be a little more impatient? Personally I think it's very impolite to declare victory or loss before everyone's vote is counted. I know they all do it, but I still think that is true. It is saying that not everyone's vote counts and that we are all sheep who will vote like the rest of the State.
Oh yeah and the other reasons I predicted differently to you: the Iraq War, as I predicted was a positive for Bush. Westerners like tough leaders, and even when they oppose a specific war, it creates the impression of a tough leader. There is never anything like a good war to keep a conservative Government in. The Republicans are actually better at mobilising their base. A British friend told me how they always prayed for good weather come el
So, Draginol, firstly congratulations on Bush's victory. Secondly though, how do you explain the incorrect prediction? I'm sure many will suggest a consipracy theory where you were trying to make sure Bush voters did go out and vote, worried that they would lose otherwise. But I instead tend to think that these sorts of things are impossible to predict. It was a nice attempt to try to replace traditional polling, but in the end, you never know who's go
Hand me some rope
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